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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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